σμῆμα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From σμάω (smáō, “I wipe, I cleanse”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σμῆμα • (smêma) n (genitive σμήμᾰτος); third declension

  1. soap; a substance for cleaning and degreasing

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ σμῆμᾰ; τοῦ σμήμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σμῆμᾰ
tò smêmă 		τὼ σμήμᾰτε
tṑ smḗmăte 		τᾰ̀ σμήμᾰτᾰ
tằ smḗmătă
Genitive τοῦ σμήμᾰτος
toû smḗmătos 		τοῖν σμημᾰ́τοιν
toîn smēmắtoin 		τῶν σμημᾰ́των
tôn smēmắtōn
Dative τῷ σμήμᾰτῐ
tōî smḗmătĭ 		τοῖν σμημᾰ́τοιν
toîn smēmắtoin 		τοῖς σμήμᾰσῐ / σμήμᾰσῐν
toîs smḗmăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ σμῆμᾰ
tò smêmă 		τὼ σμήμᾰτε
tṑ smḗmăte 		τᾰ̀ σμήμᾰτᾰ
tằ smḗmătă
Vocative σμῆμᾰ
smêmă 		σμήμᾰτε
smḗmăte 		σμήμᾰτᾰ
smḗmătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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